Jacobs believes archived clinical records should remain useful to care teams after the original applications are retired.
Jim Jacobs is the president and CEO of MediQuant, where he leads healthcare data archiving and application-retirement work. His career has included software leadership roles at Optum, Nuance, and QuadraMed before he became MediQuant’s CEO in 2018.
Building Healthcare Software Businesses
His background spans sales, marketing, and executive leadership in healthcare software. MediQuant’s biography describes more than 25 years in the field, including executive work at Optum, Nuance, and QuadraMed. His MBA focused on decision sciences, connecting business decisions with technology and analysis.
That experience preceded his move to MediQuant in 2018. As president and CEO, he led a company reorganization and recapitalization with Silversmith Capital Partners while expanding the business.
Making DataArk Useful After Migration
Under his leadership, MediQuant has developed its active-archive work alongside application portfolio management. DataArk preserves access to legacy clinical and financial records, while ApplicationArk helps organizations understand and manage the systems they retain.
At HIMSS in March 2026, he framed the problem in practical terms: “Health systems don’t have a data retention problem. They have a data usability problem.” The accompanying announcement introduced clinical summaries and an embedded imaging viewer, with the aim of making historical information easier for clinicians to use.
His company biography also describes fundraising for cancer research and volunteering with foster-care organizations and groups serving people with special needs. Outside work, his interests include running, hiking, cycling, and golf.